Chapter 21 – Pirates life for me. Part 2
"Well this is a fucking interesting twist" Revy said surmising their situation in on crude but accurate sentence.
Dutch meanwhile had decided to just bow to the absurd and shook his head all the while Benny had this look of intrigue on his face as he glanced from Rock to the man whom he referred to as his big brother in a class stance of observation as his arms were crossed and his fingers tapped his chin thoughtfully.
"You know after all that's been happening since that one job on the ship when this all started you'd think someone was watching all this and making this happen…but that would be stupid some kind of Truman Show parody and I know this is all real" he said in the background as his thoughts were momentarily shared by his co-workers.
Meanwhile the still unnamed brother finally decided to speak "what the fuck are you doing here Rokuro? Why the fuck do you have a gun? Why are you fucking pointing it at me? What the fuck is going on here?" he said babbling his questions like an idiot.
Revy snorted at the clear difference of character between the two "Rock can we speed this up before he has to dig any deeper into his impressive vocabulary?" She asked walking up to stand next to him thus finally making the man in the bed aware of others in the room and for a moment she noticed he stared at her longer than the others, ok well there's one way to see the family resemblance, she thought laughing internally at her joke.
Rock meanwhile nodded to Revy as he kicked a small bundle of clothes, presumably his brother's, up onto the bed as he deftly twirled his gun a few times, much to the delight of his wife and fear of his brother, before slipping it home into its holster "Alright Obito put some clothes on before you embarrass yourself more so then you already have" he said in a friendly tone.
Obito meanwhile frowned "I told you I don't go by that name, it's to old fashioned" he said annoyed as he shifted around under the blankets to put his boxer's then dress pants before standing up. He stood about a few inches lower then Rock and had the trademark signs of a businessman. He wore a clearly expensive watch, his suit and tie were hanging over the back of a chair likely to not crease or wrinkle it, his skin tone was that of a man who spent time in a tanning salon to make up for the fact he spent a lot of time at a desk and of course that way he seemed to walk and talk that said he was the alpha dog in a glass tower.
As Rock's older brother wrapped the sheets around him like a makeshift bathrobe and grabbed his own clothes to circle around the other for the bathroom Revy felt she was going to burst her lung, break her ribs and shatter her teeth if she held in her laughter anymore. In face she could have sworn Dutch was biting his own tongue and Benny was staring out the balcony window.
All the while Rock followed his younger brother with this look of pure comical mischief. Revy knew it was likely the fact he was getting back at his older brother for all the years of, looks a lot like the little bullied brother finally getting revenge? I know Casanova in there had all the glory growing up, but never came to me he might have been a prick to Rock? Fuck this is too good, she thought as she followed Rock with an evil little idea of her own, she stood next to him then leaned quite comfortably into him so Obito would see them first as he got out of the bathroom door.
"So I take if this is your idea of a sudden work related vacation Obito?" Rock asked pleasantly aware of his wife's actions, but doing nothing to stop her fun.
From inside the bathroom came a groan of annoyance "Since the family runt hasn't seen me in a while, he must have forgotten how much I hate that old fashioned name" Obito said trying sounding like he was trying to regain his high ground.
"Oh forgive me dear brother I guess it has been a while I go back to your middle name Tommy" Rock said idly watching the door and enjoying Revy leaning against him.
At the word runt Revy snorted, clearly aware of something her unfortunate brother in-law was not. Dutch saw her whisper something to Rock that made him blush briefly but also smile before putting his game face back on "Benny boy that theory of yours that someone here is just doing this to us for their amusement is starting to sound to true I don't even know why we're here anymore"
Benny just shrugged "I think I'm just gonna quote Picard from that one trek episode and say 'sometimes it's just better to bow before the absurd' plus I'm sure Rock will get the job done an I guess I'd rather a lot of asking what the fuck and laughs over bullets flying" he reasoned.
"Got a point there" Dutch agreed lighting up a smoke.
It was then the door opened and out stepped Obito "Tommy" Okajima. He looked like he was in his element now wearing a suit similar in style to Mr. Chang but missing the long white scarf and sunglasses. His hair was only slightly neater the way he wore it compared to Rock but he had a less serious or professional businessman expression. Right now he was frowning.
"It's not Obito and not Tommy you idiot, its Thomas or Tom to you since were family" He said forgetting the fact that Rock was armed which was quickly remedied by Rock pulling out his 92 but only to chest level.
"Nice manners Tom especially when nearly all the people in this room are armed and were on a job to get something from you so your attitude with us, especially me, will make things go much smoother and us out of your umm work" Rock said smoothly.
Tom then crossed his arms "and if I refuse?" he asked.
Revy then noticed his eyes drift to her again likely he had caught her attention, from either leaning against Rock with obvious comfort of something else was hard to guess, this could prove to be good for a laugh if I'm right, she thought.
Rock with barely blinking and eye at his brother's attempt to keep control nonchalantly thumbed back the hammer and moved the muzzle so it was pointing at Tom's knee "You remember that fall vacation back in '87 just before my 12th birthday?" he asked with a touch of warning to his tone.
At this tone Revy felt a shiver go up her spine, now that's sexy, she thought also trying to suppress more laughter to her already sore ribs "Oh Rock stop it already this is killing me" she said
Tom's initial reaction was first a struggle to remember said memory then a grin at recovery "Oh yeah, I remember that was the time when-"he suddenly went weak in the knees and wide with fear as he stopped mid-sentence "come on Rokuro that was a long time ago and you didn't lose your leg" he said in a rather hurried tone.
Rock held his gun a moment longer before, with an almost Revy style of nonchalantly spinning his gun back home, though making no effort to de-cock it.
Revy also took that hint that fun time was over, good timing my fucking ribs need a break, she thought as she stood up from leaning on her hubby.
"Truth is Tom, were here because of what you've been doing recently. If you just answer things then you'll see the family again during the next holiday get together, maybe even get to see the reaction when they find out they got a daughter-in-law" Rock said getting a least a notch closer to the business at hand
Tom just put his hands up in yielding defeat "Alright then let's just get this over with-…wait daughter-in-law. What the hell are you talking about?" He asked confused as he looks to the gorgeous yet unusual woman standing next to his brother.
It was at this point his real brains started to take into account things that only the trained observers eye of a long time business would notice, Rokuro and that babe next to him have been acting pretty chummy since they got here, seem to be in on all this joking, the Blondie and the black guy seem to act like they seen this a lot from them. Those guns kind of look the same, and they have the same get-ups for holsters…wait…does he mean, Tom thought to himself before his jaw dropped and spoke before thinking
"This hottie is your wife!" He all but yelled
Revy just shook her head as she lit up a smoke for herself
Rock nodded "Yep say hello to your new sister. This is Revy Okajima and Tom you might wanna rethink how you address my wife especially when I'm the one with guns"
Tom meanwhile was experience a mix of emotion, confusion and shock being the largest two, then followed by a considerable amount of fear at the kind of woman she must be for her guns and appearance, as well as hint of jealousy having prided himself on being the ladies' man over his kid brother all their lives.
Dutch meanwhile stepped forward "Alright family reunion's been fun and all, but Rock we got a job to do here, and the clock's ticking. Nice to meet ya by the way Tom, name's Dutch. I'm Rock's employer and the guy behind me is Benny" he said offering his hand
Tom out of habit shook the hand as that was customary in the business world.
"Alright that's out of the way. Listen we were sent here because we need some info on a man you been doing business with a Japanese client who would have been moving a lot of cash, and goods from various points around the globe and likely all towards here or nearby" Dutch said
Tom's eyes registered familiarity and he got back on track with reality through the question "Yes Mr. Matsuzaki. He contacted me because I was chiefly in charge of trade and transportation agreements as well as getting the proper clearance to clear customs for his property and finances from locations of his choosing" He answered quickly
"Matsuzaki huh? Well about time we got a name, kinda sounds familiar thought. Rock, you ever hear that name before? Rock? What's wrong" He asked turning to see a shocked looked on both Rock and Revy's faces.
"Dutch if I'm right then I think a lot things suddenly make sense" Rock said ominously
**In a Dimly lit room in a secluded part of Roanapur**
The man sat on his knees, his head bowed and he appeared to be meditating, behind him incense burned aiding to his efforts to maintain discipline to his mind. It had been a long time waiting but soon he knew his families shame would be purged. With the blood of a man and a woman whom was his companion.
He wore nothing above the waist, below was a simple pair of pants, common in Japan. His body was covered in an extensive and intricate tattoo. Either several cleverly applied to group together or just one big one.
On a stand before him rested a sword. It had belonged to his brother. He recovered it after learning of his death and of the death of the one he pledged his life to serve. In truth he cared little for his brother of the impudent little bitch whom had a hand in his death. What mattered was the shame of defeat when wielding the sword that had been passed down for many generations of their family history, back to the days when they served Emperors of Japan.
They had been born twins but his brother was honoured with the sword. Physically they were similar in build and physique. However this one hand longer hair, tied in ponytail and next to him rested a gun in a holster, he had taken a slightly different path then his brother and had acquired some other skills but he still had his duty see through.
A knock came from the door behind him.
"Enter" he said without even opening his eyes.
The door opening and a man entered, but only coming to about 10 feet away, knowing better than to risk getting closer "Sir, Major Yuri has informed me that our forces are ready to strike and that he requests you make yourself ready as well" the soldier said with a thick Russian accent
The samurai turned his head slightly "The two whom I seek. I received word they had left the city" he said.
The soldier nodded "yes sir, the Major expected this, the customs man is in Bangkok. We expect they will return after they get all they can out of him" he replied
The man opened his eyes and stood. He picked up his shirt and put it back on, then attached his gun to his belt via the clip. Lastly he picked up his sword and turned "Very well, tell the Major I will assist in the initial attack. After which I will go to wait for the two gunslingers whose heads I seek" He said.
The soldier nodded and exited without a word.
The man with steely eyes glanced at the sun through the window "Hmm, a good day to wipe clean a stain. Come then Rokuro Okajima and Revy. I Kenji Matsuzaki will deliver you straight to hell"
A/N: Well first of all I realize it's been a long time, for that I apologize. Let's just say things have changed in life, as they do for all I'm sure. Which more or less put activities like this on the back burner. However I almost never give up or quit a story until I finish it. My plan was a longer chapter but I figured not to push myself as it's been a little while. Anyway I look forward to R&R. Till next time, STAY TUNED!